Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: 1-8D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 41 inches (104 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pure white standards, wide mauve violet edge; pure white falls, narrower mauve violet edge
Beard Color: White, tipped bright lemon yellow

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 33-5AP: (April Melody x 35-1PB: (23-48 x Rococo)) X 27-5P: (April Melody x 2-2PLB)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Paris, France
Date: 2015-05-27
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2015-05-27

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